URI Geller says he introduced Martin Bashir to Michael Jackson after being shown a letter from Princess Diana — but is unsure if it was genuine.

The spoon-bending psychic, 73, says Bashir was “close to begging” him for an interview with his pal, which triggered a court trial.

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It comes as Diana’s brother Earl Spencer blasted a BBC probe into how Bashir landed the 1995 Di interview.

Geller said last night: “What convinced me to introduce him to Michael was a crumpled-up letter that he pulled out of his leather wallet.

“It was from Diana praising him for the interview he conducted with her. I have no idea if it was genuine.”

He went on: “My mind was basically thinking, ‘OK, Michael loves Diana’.”

But he added: “There was always something disturbing in my mind about Bashir.”

Bashir’s subsequent film on Jackson, aired in 2003, proved disastrous for the Beat It singer.

He admitted sleeping in the same bedroom as a 12-year-old boy, leading to a trial where the star was…